The LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down.
The LORD loves the godly.
The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down.
1 Samuel 2:7-8
"The LORD makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up.
He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes,
placing them in seats of honor.
For all the earth is the LORD's
and he has set the world in order." (see 1 Samuel 2:1-11)
Psalm 3:3
But you, O LORD, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. (see all Psalm 3)
Psalm 38:17-18
I am on the verge of collapse,
facing constant pain.
But I confess my sins;
I am deeply sorry for what I have done.
Psalm 38:21-22
Do not abandon me, O LORD.
Do not stand at a distance, my God.
Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my savior. (see all Psalm 38)
Psalm 113:5-8
Who can be compared with the LORD our God,
who is enthroned on high?
He stoops to look down
on heaven and earth.
He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes
even the princes of his own people! (see all Psalm 113)
Proverbs 12:25
Worry weighs a person down;
an encouraging word cheers a person up.
Daniel 5:27
"Tekel means weighed--you have been
weighed on the balances and have not measured up." (see all Daniel 5)
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